Open AccessDifference in Mortality Risk in Elderly People with Bronchial Obstruction Diagnosed Using a Fixed Cutoff or the Lower Limit of Normal of the FEV1/FVC Ratio
Author(s) -
Claudio Pedone,
Renato Giua,
Nicola Scichilone,
Francesco Forastiere,
Vincenzo Bellia,
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000479285
Subject(s) - medicine , cutoff , bronchial obstruction , confidence interval , limit (mathematics) , cardiology , asthma , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Whether a fixed cutoff or the lower limit of normal of the FEV1/FVC ratio should be used to diagnose bronchial obstruction is still a matter of debate. This issue is particularly important for elderly people.
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